Gaultheria tetramera W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Gaultheria

Characteristics

Shrubs erect, 0.8–1(–4) m tall. Twigs terete, densely brown hispid. Leaves scattered; petiole 2–3(–5) mm, hispid or subglabrous; leaf blade elliptic, obovate, or oblong, 1.5–6 × 1–3 cm, leathery, abaxially scattered hispidulous, later papillose, adaxially glabrous, secondary veins 3 or 4 pairs, secondary and fine veins raised abaxially, impressed adaxially, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, margin serrate, apex acute, distinctly mucronate. Inflorescences axillary, rarely terminal, racemose, erect, 1–3 cm, 2–10-flowered, secund, puberulous; bracts triangular-ovate, ca. 1 mm, abaxially puberulous. Pedicel 2.5–3 mm; bracteoles 2, median to subapical in fruit, similar to bracts. Flowers 4-merous. Calyx puberulous; lobes triangular-lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm, ciliolate. Corolla white, urceolate, ca. 4 mm, abaxially puberulous, adaxially pubescent; lobes very short. Filaments conical, ca. 1 mm, ciliolate; anthers ca. 1 mm, thecae 2-awned. Ovary sericeous; style villous-hairy. Calyx at fruiting blue-purple, with bloom; capsule globose, 4–6 mm in diam. Fl. May, fr. Aug–Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Gaultheria tetramera world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330719-1
WFO ID wfo-0000695442
COL ID 3FF3Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Gaultheria tetramera